After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Laurens, North Clayton was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 28-20 victory over the Riverdale Raiders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
Despite the loss, Riverdale still got an impressive performance from Lawrence Tolbert, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tolbert got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards. Riverdale also got a significant boost from Dereon Heard, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 126 yards.
The win got North Clayton back to even at 2-2. As for Riverdale, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
North Clayton will host Mundy's Mill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Clayton is facing Mundy's Mill at the right time seeing as Mundy's Mill is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Riverdale, they will square off against Redan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Redan will have lost three straight heading into Friday's contest.
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